SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 16688/06 by Shivan Zuher ALZUHARI against Lithuania

The European Court of Human Rights ( Second Section ), sitting on 18 October 2011 as a Chamber composed of:

Françoise Tulkens , President, Danutė Jočienė , David Thór Björgvinsson ,

András Sajó , Işıl Karakaş , Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque ,

Helen Keller, judges, and Stanley Naismith , Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 28 April 2006 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

THE FACTS

The applicant, Mr Shivan Zuher Alzuhari , is a n Iraqi national who was born in 1974 . He is represented before the Court by lawyers Mr L. Biekša and Ms M. Čirbaitė . The Lithuanian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms E. Baltutytė .

On 16 February 2011 t he applicant ’ s complaints under Article 5 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention were communicated to the Government .

By a letter of 14 March 2011, Mr L. Biekša informed the Court that he had lost all contact with the applicant, who had returned to Iraq .

By the Court ’ s letter dated 5 May 2011 , sent by registered post, Ms M. Čirbaitė, the applicant ’ s second representative , was asked whether she had any contact with the applicant. On 25 May 2011 the letter was returned to the Court with a notice that the addressee had moved without leaving a forwarding address.

The Court has no information about the applicant ’ s whereabouts.

THE LAW

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue his application, within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine , the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court unanimously

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Stanley Naismith Françoise Tulkens Registrar President